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- VEnvirotech transforms organic waste into bioplastics Thu, 21 Nov 19, 6:21amAfter a year of testing out environmental technologies for a private company, co-founder Patricia Ayma developed a process for bioplastic production using bacteria...
- These ‘microbe-grown’ headphones could be the future of sustainable electronics Mon, 27 May 19, 3:31amThe culture of planned obsolescence in electronics produces a huge amount of toxic waste unlikely to go anywhere but a landfill for the next millennium or so...
- Nuatan is the bioplastic that could answer the plastic pollution crisis Tue, 2 Oct 18, 7:00amA potential solution to the world's plastic pollution crisis has recently been unveiled at the London Design Festival. Crafting Plastics Studio, established by design duo Vlasta Kubušová and Miroslav Král, created the...
- Even fish can eat Nuatan, the bioplastic that could answer the plastic pollution crisis Tue, 2 Oct 18, 7:00amA potential solution to the world's plastic pollution crisis has recently been unveiled at the London Design Festival. Crafting Plastics Studio, established by design duo Vlasta Kubušová and Miroslav Král, created the...
- LEGO is rolling out its first plant-based plastic pieces Tue, 6 Mar 18, 5:00amPlants from plants: that's LEGO's description for its first sustainable bricks. The company plans to roll out botanical elements like trees, leaves, and bushes manufactured with plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane...
- LEGO is rolling out their first plant-based plastic pieces Tue, 6 Mar 18, 12:46amPlants from plants: that's LEGO's description for their first sustainable bricks. They'll be rolling out botanical elements like trees, leaves, and bushes manufactured with plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane this...
- 3D-printed pod homes for the homeless could hang from NYC buildings Wed, 22 Nov 17, 10:04pmCreative agency Framlab has proposed a new type of architecture for housing New York City’s growing homeless population. Called Homed, the temporary housing solution comprises partly 3D-printed hexagonal pods that use scaffolding...
- 3D-printed pod homes for the homeless could cling to NYC buildings Wed, 22 Nov 17, 10:04pmCreative agency Framlab has proposed a type of parasitic architecture for housing New York City’s growing homeless population. Called Homed, the temporary housing solution comprises partly 3D-printed hexagonal pods that...
- Twin brothers convert organic waste into truly biodegradable plastic Sat, 28 Oct 17, 12:41amYou know plastic is a problem. But Jeff and Dane Anderson, twin brothers in California, are trying to do something about that problem. They started a company, Full Cycle Bioplastics, to make a fully biodegradable plastic....
- LEGO runs into stumbling blocks on its path to greener bricks Thu, 3 Aug 17, 12:17amLEGO wants to make everything awesome for the planet. In 2015, the Danish toy-maker pledged to spend $150 million and hire more than than 100 extra staffers to research and develop sustainable alternatives to the petrochemical-based...
- Scientists Developing Self-Healing Plastics Inspired by Rubber Tree Plants Thu, 10 Mar 11, 4:11amResearch centers around the globe are working to develop eco-friendly self-healing plastics.
- Design a Symbol for Bioplastics in Cereplast’s “Make Your Mark” Contest! Fri, 21 Jan 11, 10:01amCalling all green graphic designers! Did you know you can’t recycle bioplastics? A single bioplastic container thrown in a batch of recycled PET will ruin the whole batch and make it non recyclable...